R E Garrison Trucking Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
1,502 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 88
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 862
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1,552
- Annualized
- ≈776 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving550 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance165 · 144 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance132 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance77 · 24 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 22 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance58 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance56 · 4 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance52 · 0 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving50 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance48 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
334 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
107 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 727 total · 74 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 36 | |
| 2020 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 34 | |
| 2018 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 28 | |
| 2017 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 28 | |
| 2013 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 19 | |
| 2003 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 17 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2026 | WV | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2026 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2026 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2026 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2026 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2026 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2026 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2026 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2026 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |